Azzurri at the playoff crossroads: Northern Ireland and then, possibly, one between Bosnia and Wales on the way

The road to the World Cup is clear, now all that remains is to try to take control of our destiny to avoid what would be the third consecutive elimination from the World Cup. In 2018, the Azzurri were eliminated by Sweden, while in 2022 it was North Macedonia that kicked us out of the edition in Qatar. In March the opportunity to return to play a world championship after over 10 years. Let’s find out how Italy’s odds for the 2026 World Cup change on the blackboards of the main betting sites.

ITALY WORLD CUP 2026 ODDS

On the day of the draw, Italy sees the possibility of qualifying for the World Cup approaching, at least according to the bookies. The playoffs (semi-final in Bergamo on 26 March against Northern Ireland, possible final away to Wales or Bosnia) do not appear to be such prohibitive obstacles in the opinion of the main betting operators, who consider the participation of the Azzurri in the event in the USA, Canada and Mexico quite probable: the odds drop to 1.50 on Eurobet, and remain at 1.60 on Netwin and 1.65 on Vincitu and Goldbet.

AND WORLD WORLD WINNING?

While waiting to know whether they will qualify or not, operators have already released the odds for Italy to win the World Cup. Obviously rather high odds, as is logical: having to go through the playoffs, the Azzurri would enter the group from the fourth pot, with a logically uphill path. The national team’s fifth success starts from 30 on William Hill, Admiralbet and StarCasinò and reaches 34 on Bet365.

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